Love the travel Jenga idea!!! He's 11... I have NO idea what 11 year old boys are into... I picked up transformer playing cards at dollarama (pet shop for the girl 9) and someone told me that 11 year olds are not going to like that.... I trust YOU a lot more!!!!

Originally Posted by canadiangirl

hun,have you thought of glow sticks?

and well, all i know is boys lol even if you went to zellers or walmart and got a tranformer for each, such a big hit for my boys! Zellers always has a sale on them.

oh...what about a travel Janga game....it worked for us during the drive home lol

I think if you include a list of games that can be played with a deck of cards, the kids (and the adults) can play together and hang out...my 12 year old nephew and 10 year old niece love playing card games.

Originally Posted by torilynnsmith

Love the travel Jenga idea!!! He's 11... I have NO idea what 11 year old boys are into... I picked up transformer playing cards at dollarama (pet shop for the girl 9) and someone told me that 11 year olds are not going to like that.... I trust YOU a lot more!!!!

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travel mug - luckily we only spent $1 each on these because hardly anyone used them around the resort. I heard maybe 2 people say they used them for coffee.

visor - these were a big hit because very few people remembered hats/visors - we did not emroider them and I think that made people more likely to wear them

sunglasses (men) - we got knock-off aviator sunglasses and they were a big hit - so if you forgot yours or you wanted to keep your expensive ones safe in the room

pashmina (ladies) - these were a big hit too as it was windier and thus chillier than most of the ladies expected

starfish jewelry (ladies) - hmm - I saw a few of the ladies wearing these necklace & earring sets - I think it was a pleasant surprise for them but I can't say it was a hit

pen & notepad - we didn't see these being used, but it is expected they would be an in-room product. These were free from Vistaprint, so I would say only useful if you are ordering something else as well so you aren't paying the shipping just for these items

photoshare card - USELESS! - everyone has come back and just loaded their pictures onto Facebook

first aid kit - big hit

pepto - definitely used

advil - definitely used

bug spray - useless at our resort - it was too breezy to have a bug problem

aloe - didn't see this getting used

hand sanitizer - didn't see this getting used

lip balm - the ladies used these

candy - didn't see anyone eating this, but maybe they did in the room

arm floaties (kids) - perfect for the age kids we had (2 and 3 yr)

sand pail (kids) - the girls (2 & 3) used these to carry their stuff around all week

Pez (kids) - they loved these - even took them into the pool where the candy got wet and had to be thrown out

koozies - not used at the resort - not sure if they were taken home and used

$1 tote bags from the dollar tree - PERFECT - great size and great price - would definitely use these again

gum - not sure, but never a bad purchase

floss picks - not sure, but they were cheap

Shout wipes - did not hear a single word about these being used (but our guests were only staying 3, 4, and 5 nights)

Hmmm - that is all I can think of right now. Hope that list helps future brides.

I think if you include a list of games that can be played with a deck of cards, the kids (and the adults) can play together and hang out...my 12 year old nephew and 10 year old niece love playing card games.

Don't know how far out you are from your wedding, but Creative bag is a canadian company with three locations (Pickering being the closest to Ottawa). Tons of awesome bags in great colours for cheap. We got lime green bags (the kind that you get Chinese food from Mandarin in) for 0.99 each!! They do ship too....

Originally Posted by ottawabride

Wow, I just finally finished reading through all 66 pages of this thread. I'm so excited to do our OOT bags. I've definitely nixed a few items off the list so thank you everyone for helping us save money (my FI is very greatful)

Here's what we're putting in ours...

Survival Kit (advil, tylenol, pepto, bandaids, aloe)

Gum

Mini hand sanitizers

Chap stick

Cards

bookmark (we have alot of readers in our group)

key chain (a little starfish to remind them of their trip)

postcards

puzzle book (sudoku, crossword, ect)

travel mug (no personalized)

shout stick or wipes

1 or 2 snacks

tissue packet

I had so much difficulty finding canvas bags cheap so I ended up getting really nice paper ones from Hallmark. They are heavy duty so they survive a bit longer and the handles are really strong weaved fabric ribbon.

We're gonna do an info book (Thanks to khomac, she had a great link for an info book with almost all the info I needed on Punta Cana). I'll probably hand deliver them to people right after Christmas so they can really take advantage of all the info in them.